A Long Way Down (2014)
Directed by Pascal Chaumeil
Four lost souls—a disgraced TV presenter, a foul-mouthed teen, an isolated single mother, and a failed musician—decide to end their lives on the same night, New Year's Eve. When this disillusioned quartet of strangers meet unintentionally at the same suicide hotspot, a London high-rise with the well-earned nickname Topper's Tower, they mutually agree to call off their plans for six weeks, forming an unconventional, dysfunctional family. They become media sensations as the Topper House Four and search together for reasons to keep on living.
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Based on a hit book by Nick Hornby (“ High Fidelity ,” “ About a Boy ”) that contained an emotional minefield maudlin enough that the film took nearly a decade to come into existence even though the Hornby bandwagon was full in the ‘00s, “A Long Way Down” is a textbook case of over-direction.
From “High Fidelity” to “About a Boy,” most have managed to capture at least some of his wry voice and cultural passions.
Like About A Boy and to a lesser degree High Fidelity, this adaptation of Hornby's work balances comedy and drama, misfits and musings, to create a concoction that is ultimately effervescent and deeply sweet.
Adapted from a 2005 novel by High Fidelity and About A Boy author Nick Hornby, A Long Way Down can at least lay claim to one of the darkest meet-cutes ever filmed.